Hose reel



Patented Feb. 21, 1928.

UNITEDv STATES PATENT OFFICE.

GEORGE SIFKOVITZ, F DETROIT, MICHIGAN.

HOSE REEL.

Application filed March 31, 1927. Serial No. 179,738.

ltfy invention relates to an improved hose reel and concerns itself primarily with the provision of a hose reel so arranged, constructed and mounted as to be adaptable to be placed within the foundation wall of a building so that the hose carried on the reel may be withdrawn either into the basement of the building or on the outside of the building, and controlling mechanismis provided whereby the hose reel may be manipulated from either side of the foundation wall and the discharge of water through the hose may likewise be regulated from either side of the foundation wall and the construction and arrangement of the component parts is such as to facilitate the proper functioning of the device and to provide a simple, sturdy, easily operable type of mechanism.

Other objects, advantages and meritorious features of my invention willappear more fully from'the following specification, appended claims and accompanying drawing, wherein Fig. l is a plan view of my improved hose reel.

Fig. 2 is a vertical sectional view taken on line 22 of Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is a horizontal sectional view taken on line 3-3 of Fig. 2. y

I provide a box-like casing 10 which has a bottom, sides and ends as illustrated in the drawing. The two sides are provided with correspondingly located doors 12. A hose reel is supported within the casing opposite these doors. This hose reel comprises a reel structure 14; which has a hollow axial shaft 16 and an outer drum 18. A hose nipple 20 extends from the interior of the shaft through the drum and the hose 22 may be secured to the projecting end of the nipple.

The shaft 16 is closed at one end. I have here shown a stub shaft 22 as provided for this purpose. This stub shaft extends outwardly and is supported within a suitable bearing 24 located within the casing at one end thereof. The opposite end of the reel is supported within a bearing 26 of one arm of a U-shaped bracket 28 so that the reel is suitably supported for rotation. There is secured upon the shaft at one end of the reel a ring gear 30. There is secured upon the shaft at the opposite end of the reel a sprocket 32. I provide a pair of driving pinions 34: which are engaged with the ring gear 30 on opposite sides of the gear as shown in Fig. 1. Each pinion is supported upon a stub shaft 36 and the shaft has a bearing at its outer end adjacent the side Wall of the box as at 38 and aibearing at its inner end upon the bracket 28. i The outer end of the stub shaft 36 may be square as shown at 40 to receive a crank 42 whereby the ring gear may be driven from either pinion to wind up the hose.

The sprocket 32 is part of a locking mechanism which also includes a tilting lock bar 44 which is pivotally supported above the shaft 22 upon a pivot 46. The opposite ends of this look bar extend through slots 18 in opposite sides of the casing and a' spring pressed locking ball 50 is held to engage in a series of locking recesses 52 in the bar 14 to lock such bar at any one of a plurality of positions whereby it may be locked in engagement through either one of the teeth 5 1 with the sprocket 3201' out of engagement with such sprocket.

There is a water pipe 56 which is supported by the 'U-shaped bracket 28 and ex tends through the open end of the shaft 16. This water pipe is closed at its opposite end and has a recess at such end which engages a projection 58 upon the shaft 22. There is an exteriorly threaded jamb nut 60 which is received within the threaded end of the shaft 16 about the pipe 56 and suitable packing 62 may be provided at opposite ends of this nut and the second nut 64 may be threaded on the outer end thereof. A coupling 66 is connected with the end of the pipe 56 and communicates with an inlet pipe 68. This coupling is provided with a valve 70 which is controlled from either end 72 and an operating member 74 extends from opposite ends of this valve through opposite sides of the casing and the end of this member may be squared as at 76 to receive an operating device 78.

It will be. seen therefore that this reel is operable from either side of the casing and that it may be power driven or manually operated; that the water control is capable of regulation from either side of the casing; that the hose may be withdrawn ported at both ends within the container for rotation of the reel, a ring gear secured to one end of the reel, a sprocket secured to the opposite end of the reel, a pair of driving pinions engaged with opposite sides of the gear, each pinion provided with a shaft extending through the adjacent side of the container, an oscillating locking bar pivotally supported above said reel shaft and provided with teeth engaged with the sprocket and means for locking said bar in engagement with or outvof engagement with said sprocket, said bar extending beyond opposite sides of the container, a waterpipe extending into the reel shaft and spaced therefrom to provide an annular chamber thereabout and a hose connection extending through the shaft of the reel and opening into said annular chamber.

2. In a hose reel, a box-like container, a reel having a hollow axial shaft closed at one end and open at the other, such shaft supported at both ends within the container for rotation of the reel, a water delivery pipe extending into the open end of the shaft and having a bearing support therein at the closed end of the shaft, said pipe having delivery openings within the shaft and being spaced from the shaft to provide an annular chamber about the pipe within the shaft, a ring gear secured to the shaft at one end of the reel, a sprocket secured to the shaft at the opposite end of the reel, means extending through opposite sides of the container engaging said ring gear to rotate the reel, and means extending through opposite sides of the container engaging said sprocket to lock the reel at adjusted positions of rotation.

3. In a hose reel, a box-like container .provided with corresponding doors in opposite sides and a pair of supporting bearings within the container on opposite sides of the doors, a hose reel provided with a hollow axialshaft closed at one end and open at the other, said shaft mounted within Said supporting bearings to support the hose reel for rotation, a ring gear on the shaft at one end of the reel, a sprocket on the shaft at. the opposite end of the reel, a pair of pinions engaged with said ring gear on oppo: site sides, each plnlon mounted upon a stub shaft having a bearing in the side of'the container and in the bearing support for the adjacent end of the reel, a lockingbar extending through opposite sides of the container and having a part en aged with the sprocket to lock the reel at ad usted positions GEORGE SIFKOVITZ. 

